Echoes from the Orient
ShareBy Dr. Olatunji Dare
The latest medical bulletin from the Orient, to which Nigerians have turned in supplication and in dread this past fortnight, is that President Umaru Yar’Adua could be back home this week.
So, don’t be surprised if you woke up tomorrow and learned that he had jetted into Abuja during the night. But don’t [...]
December 8, 2009
Tags: Nigeria, obasanjo, saudi arabia, Umaru Yar'Adua Posted in: Dr. Olatunji Dare 
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Hostage President, Hostage Nation
ShareBy Sanya Oni
Between the ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua, and the Nigerian state left to flounder following the evacuation of the President to a Saudi hospital, it has become increasingly harder to determine which of the two is the more pricey hostage in the hand of the nation’s club of power profiteers.
If the lacuna created by [...]
December 8, 2009
Tags: Federal Executive Council, Nigeria, saudi arabia, Umaru Yar'Adua Posted in: Sanya Oni Comments
Yar’Adua: Poor Health And Half-truths
Shareby Sonola Olumhense
FIRST, I send my sympathies and prayers to President Umaru Yar’Adua, who is lying on a sick bed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Last week, he finally summoned up the courage to tell Nigerians that he has a serious health condition.
Regrettably, only Nigerians seem to keep faith with Yar’Adua, a favour that is not [...]
November 29, 2009
Tags: Churg-Strauss Syndrome, health, Nigeria, saudi arabia, Yar’Adua Posted in: Sonala Olumhense Comments
The Contract Bazaar
Shareby Sonala Olumhense
“On September 23, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) did not hold its weekly meeting.”
Reason: Nigeria’s Spectator-Leader, Umaru Yar’Adua, was away in Saudi Arabia seeking the medical care that would keep him alive. The Ministers took advantage of the opportunity and got out of town.
The Minister for Information explained to the press: “The Eid [...]
October 11, 2009
Tags: fec, Nigeria, saudi arabia Posted in: Sonala Olumhense Comments
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